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/*
 * @author max
 */
package com.intellij.util;

import org.jetbrains.annotations.NotNull;

public enum ThreeState {
    YES, NO, UNSURE;

    public static ThreeState fromBoolean(boolean value) {
        return value ? YES : NO;
    }

    /**
     * Combine two different ThreeState values yielding UNSURE if values are different
     * and itself if values are the same.
     *
     * @param other other value to combine with this value
     * @return a result of combination of two ThreeState values
     */
    @NotNull
    public ThreeState merge(ThreeState other) {
        return this == other ? this : UNSURE;
    }

    public boolean toBoolean() {
        if (this == UNSURE) {
            throw new IllegalStateException("Must be or YES, or NO");
        }
        return this == YES;
    }
}